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The Adventure of the Speckled Band

by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

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The Adventure of the Speckled Band

Holmes finds several suspicious details in Helen's story, including her account of a whistling sound and a metallic clang before her sister's death, which she cannot confirm due to the stormy night....

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The Adventure of the Speckled Band

In "The Adventure of the Speckled Band," Helen Stoner visits Sherlock Holmes due to her fear that she might be murdered like her twin sister Julia. Both sisters were engaged to be married, which...

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The Adventure of the Speckled Band

Helen Stoner heard the whistle because she had moved into the room where her sister Julia died, due to repairs in her own room. The whistle, used by Dr. Roylott to train a snake, was originally heard...

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Helen moves to Julia's room due to repairs in her own, which forces her to sleep in the place where Julia died. She is frightened by a low whistle, which Julia had mentioned before her death. This...

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